Page 10 - The News • October, 1994
Meet the
Editors
Melissa Gottheim is a Jun
ior at Independence
High School and is a
member of the International
Studies Program. She is a mem
ber of Keyettes, the editorial
board, BBYO and has previ
ously been involved in the Con
solidated High School Student
Council for the past three years.
Melissa has been taking dance
for the past eleven years. She
v^as just confirmed from
Temple Beth El and completed
her three years as a Hebrew
High school student. Melissa
was a counselor at Camp Sha
lom this summer. She will be a
Madricah for Sunday School
this year also.
Lauren Monosoff is cur
rently a Junior at South Meck
lenburg High School. At school,
she is a member of the Interna
tional Club, the Drama Club
and Treasurer of the Junior
Civitans. When she is not busy
with school, Lauren is an active
member in BBYO. She is the
Safranit of the local BBG chap
ter, Chai Chaverim. She is also
active in the Temple Israel Youth
Group, USY. Lauren also par
ticipates in post confirmation
classes on Wednesdays and
Sundays. She also finds time to
be a madricha for Temple Israel
twice a week. She has served
on the CHS Student Council as
Treasurer, Lauren spent the
BBYO Intake 1994
B'nai B'rith Youth Organi
zation started their 1994-95 year
off with a splash at the annual
pool intake party, held at the
Jewish Community Center* on
Sunday, August 28. Accompa
nied by their advisors, Nina
Harris, Michelle Bamford,
Phillip Solomon and Charlotte
City Director, Leora Itzhaki, the
2 Charlotte BBYO chapters got
off to a strong start!
Chai Chaverim BBG (for
girls) and MBA AZA (for boys)
had a total of 71 Jewish teens at
the intake. About halfway
Aleph Jason Gold makes sure to scrub
the back of his neck as the night
comes to a close.
year, as NC Council Mazkir, Jill
isone of 4 Charlotte BBYO'ers on
the North Carolina Council for
Eastern Region BBYO.
"It was different coming
back not being on the board!"
Jill stated. "Both chapters have
strong boards and are off to a
great year!"
Splish, Splash: BBYO Pool
Party a Success!! Paula White
of Chai Chaverim BBG said, "It
was a very memorable night for
the MITs and AIT." Aleph
Casey Neumann of Mickey
Barak Aberman AZA summed
up the night: "The pool party
was lots of fun, and everybody
came out with good spirit about
the new year for BBYO. For
more information on BBYO in
Charlotte, call: Eric Seitlin -
553-0510 (for guys) or Cara
Wilkoff - 552-9686 (for girls).
Lauren Monosoff
Aleph Moreh Eric Seitlin leads an
icebreaker program with the
new members.
through, the BBYO'ers broke
into chapter groups to meet
each other and talk about the
upcoming BBYO year.
Said Mark Resnik, MBA
Godol (President), "I was very
happy with the attendance.
There were a lot of new faces. I
look forward to getting even
more people interested in join-
ing.
Junior BBG Emily Hopkins
was excited about the turnout
as well. "It is going to be a great
year. We have so many MIT's
Chapter brothers Jesse Lieberman,
Andrew Lyons, Mark Resnick, and
Jesse Lepow take a minute to pose
Being a Vegetarian
in the Eyes
of a Jew
by Lauren Monosoff and
Melissa Gottheim
Have you ever thought
about where most of your meals
come from? Many people have
pondered the brutality to ani
mals that goes into putting meat
on their plates. The idea of ani
mals being murdered so they
could be cooked in a hot oven,
then served on one's plate has
become too gruesome for
people to deal with. This is not
the only reason people become
vegetarians.
In Genesis 1:29, God tells us
that he has "given you every
herb yielding seed, which is
upon the face of all the earth
and every tree, in which is the
truit of a tree yielding seed. To
you it shall be food."
Did you know there is a re
ligious custom recognized to
day that deals with the cruelty
of animals? One is not allowed
to wear leather shoes on Yom
Kippur. It makes sense because
it seems foolish to repent for
your sins while wearing items
that were made from a slaugh
tered animal. I know vegetar
ians who are strongly against
cruelty to animals, wear articles
of clothing that are made from
animals. I think if one is that
much against killing animals for
food, they would be twice as
much against killing animals for
clothing.
Many rabbis believe that
human-kind will once again re
frain from killing animals for
food when the Messiah comes.
It is interesting that they relate
vegetarianism with peaceful
times.
K
Everyone
Agrees -
Gump is
Great!
by Melissa Gottheim and
Lauren Monosoff
"Life is like a box of choco
lates; you never know just what
you're gonna get." ^und fa
miliar? This voice of reason
comes from the box office hit
"Forrest Gump". This and
many other interesting philoso
phies are shared with the view
ers by the main character,
Forrest Gump, also know as the
famous actor, Tom Hanks. This
movie will bring you from a
state of hysterical laughter to a
state of hysterical tears in a
matter of minutes. It deals with
many serious issues in life such
as drugs, abuse, war, handicaps
and love. You live the life of
Forrest Gump, a mentally dis
abled man, who did nnany
things that most of us would
never imagine accomplishing.
It reminds us that anything is
possible if we believe in our
selves and ignore those that
have not an ounce of faith in us.
All our fingers and goes are up
for this movie! If you haven't
seen it yet, we strongly recom
mend that you go and see it
now!
Mellisa Gottheim
summer in Starlight, Pennsylva
nia at two BBYO summer pro
grams; Kallah and ILTC. She is
eagerly looking forward to the
upcoming year on the Teen Edi
torial Board.
BBYO’ers have fun at the Annual
BBYO Intake Pool Party.
(BBG Members in Training) and
AIT's (Alephs in Training) there
will hopefully be an increased
participation of jewish teens."
BBG advisor Michelle
Bamford summed it up well:
"BBG can expect another fantas
tic year of programs and sister
hood events led by the inspired
new executive board!"
Some BBYO'ers came to in
take with a new perspective.
Junior Jill Freiberg was Chai
Chaverim Mazkir (correspond
ing secretary) last year. This
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